Shibori

Thursday, November 11, 2010

"how could you, you fool?!" (this is what you are saying, don't lie, I can read your thoughts)

Mug Shot: American Apparel Crop Top

After exams, I morphed into a crazy lady. Precious sleeping pattern was murdered by nights of staying up doing pretty much jack shit or gettin ma drank on. I am only conversing with you with such crass language because I would like you to vividly imagine the severity of the situation.

HOWEVER, now that I have tidied up and have absolutely nothing to do for 5 months, I will continue to blog. Tonight's post will be a response to Liz's blog tag from CENTURIES ago.

Tag requires you to post 7 fashion confessions. I don't think I hide any top secret fashion documents from the world, so there isn't really anything to confess...:S

Therefore I will just let you guys in on things you might not know about me, that is in some way relevant to the f word....Oh don't be so dirty minded ;P

SHIBORI'S 7 DEADLY FASHION CONFESSIONS

ONE: The Elephants

May have been mentioned in previous posts. Elephants are just the absolute greatest. Above image are a select few of my most loved elephant jewelry surrounding a salt lamp elephant the bffl gave me.

TWO: The Vegetables

I've been a vegetarian for a long time. Translates to BIG HIPPIE for some people, but I shower. I do eat fish and seafood though, just because it helps with my protein levels, and I like chilli prawns...I stay healthy and fit into clothes this way. Simple. My skin also rarely breaks out, and scars heal faster. Hair and nails ALSO GROW FASTER. So girls, get into some serious tree hugging if you have wimpy hair and nails.

THREE: Herrow Kitty

SURPRISE I'm Asian!!

FOUR: The Sunscreen

I wear sunscreen everywhere. Even in winter. I wear sunscreen like its a goddamn designer bag and I bring it everywhere with me. I know I tan easily, but its a common misconception to think that if you are dark skinned, you are less likely to get cancer. Er..wrong. I work in a suburb fullof these rich yuppies who go to tanning salons in their spare time, and there are women who are 25 who look like they are 40 years old. Its disgusting. Wrinkles. AT 25!

Don't want to be like them? Wear sunscreen.

FIVE: The scarves

I don't know why I have so many. But my neck is always cold.

They are all layered on top of each other by the way. I am lazy therefore I did not want to separate them all for the photo, as it would require some tidying up afterwards. ick.

Anyways here you can sort of see some of my favourites. That striped black and white one is sort of like a roll neck joined scarf from Bardot. The pashmina was from Japan, the grey one is a basic Country Road one I wear pretty much every day in winter. IN WINTER MY COLOR SCHEME GETS SO BORING. The leopard print one is from Zara when I went to Jakarta ages ago.

SIX: Mum

One word. Says it all. I borrow a lot of clothes from mother. Mainly because she keeps all her vintage 70s stuff and I go nuts every time I visit her wardrobe. She's really small though, and I'm like the equivalent of an Asian walking on stilts, so dresses become tops LOL

SEVEN: The Collection

I'm not the type to go into big retail stores and buy whatever is in "This Season". Dad travels so he gets me magazines from everywhere, so I get wardrobe ideas from them. Fruits is a hilarious Japanese street fashion magazine filled with crazy harajuku kids. I get the UK and French Vogue, just because the Australian one sucks, and the American one has too many ads.

PHEW....

That took me ages. Now I will tag 7 of my most newest followers :) as a token of my appreciation for their support.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

And during all that time away I've decided to return to my natural roots. Dyed my hair back to black this morning :) Reason for prolongued absence can be blamed on University and exams. My first one is this coming friday the 15th eep! The perils of being a student - sad face.

My second reason for this post, apart from popping in to say hello, is that I have a bit of a haul for you guys. Its a soap haul though LOL because I'm currently obsessed with crazy designer soaps that I plan to NEVER use because they look so cute in their little packages.

HOW CUTE ARE THE ROBIN EGG SOAPS!?!?!?! They smell amazing too. Gianna Rose Atelier do amazing soaps. I wanted their sea shell soaps just to put in the bathroom and get a beach theme going, but they were shipped from the US and the egg ones were the only ones I could get :(

Monday, September 20, 2010

Or even better...LINDT?? Their chocolates are ever so tasty and they melt in your mouth and then you feel like you're having an *insert shade of Nars most popular blush* (if you get my drift) and you just DIE because they come in the SMALLEST of portions!

If from this and my previous post you have not come up with the conclusion that I have an obsession with chocolate lounges, you will cotton on to it in the next couple of weeks.

I do love a good chocolate lounge. Will religiously worship person who came up with brill idea when I find them. Lindt Cafe is probably my favorite lounge, on account of delicious macaroons depicted in picture above. Im torturing you aren't I? Yes, I do love a good torture chamber as well. I kid. Heh. Heh...:S Moving on.

We like the hazelnut macaroons the best. Only because I too have an obsession with hazelnuts. Like a squirrel. Wooo little squirrels! So cute! Devastated that we don't have them in Australia. Surrounded by weirdo marsupials instead. Why must I keep veering off topic today..

Must also recommend the mocha. Taste is that of wicked, evil, rich chocolate married with a knockout blow of a caffeine hit. Note: caffeine hit is extremely powerful. Similar to a king hit. Maybe stronger. This shit keeps me up all night. Though judgment is unreliable seeing as I have a low low loww tolerance to caffeine.

I love: scraping the chocolate sauce from the inside of glass and mixing it all in.

I hate: how high end cafes and restaurants make you do half the preparation of your meal and make you pay twice as much.

That milkshake was evil. The devil of liposuction created that milkshake just so he could get more customers. If on diet, tread around this beverage carefully and head for the mocha. Haha diet? What diet??

You can find Lindt in Melbourne in the city down Collins St or at Chadstone. Happy eating! :)

Weather is to my liking today. Feeling lucky that tan did not fade during winter. Had to rummage through packed summer wardrobe to find suitable outfit. Here come the memories:

THE STORY OF THE BRACELET:

Short work experience program at Chic magazine in Indonesia last summer had me working with a woman scarily similar to Nuclear Wintour. Devil had me running around doing dirty work such as picking up coffees, storing models' belongings, picking up clothes for photoshoots. Found myself rocking back and forth in the corner of the office with my tenth cup of coffee on some nights. I am only slightly joking.

On my last day of the program, devil wears extremely adorable bracelet that wraps around her bony wrist and turns into a sequence of bangles. She gives it to me.

THE STORY OF THE RING:

ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL! Well, not quite. Has a slightly unhealthy obsession with elephants. Before beautiful sister left to work in France for two years she left me the elephant ring to remember her by. In love with the girl.

The situation: A quick update on the couple who goes out to coffee and ends up having hot chocolate and other selfishly delectable delights.

Location : Theo Brama Chocolate Lounge.

Madness.

Lounge seems entirely made out of chocolate. Walls are shades of mocha, caramel, butter cream, and, well, chocolate. Tables are similar to blocks of coco goodness. Aroma that hits you like a Sunday morning hangover smacks you in the face as you walk in through glass doors.You know, being a devoted Max Brenners customer, I find that this lounge is becoming another favorite. Does this count as cheating? Infidelity in the world of chocolate lounges. What are the unspoken rules??

And made an incredible discovery. MUGS ARE SO INNOVATIVE! Has bizarre yet clever idea of putting tea light in container under mug, to keep choco drinks warm. Genius.

Theo Brama's self-warming mug vs Max Brenner's hug mug. The winner? I live in a world of incredibly tough decision making.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

First of all, let me apologize for the revolting camera quality. Currently I have been forced to use the video recorded to capture images as a result of losing my old camera. My father, keen photojournalist, keeps a close eye on the new SLR and I am only able to steal it from him once in a blue moon.

The Good News: I am saving up for a new camera :)

Therefore we can release a sigh of relief and move on to the haul.

MISSHA

Missha BB Boomer

$19.00 (AUD)

I must confess, that this was not the first item I purchased from the Missha store - although I would like to talk about it first because I am slightly anal (pardon the language) and I do prefer to write about each product in order of how you use them. You see, the BB Boomer is an illuminating primer that moisturizes and helps the lasting power of your BB cream. So naturally: primer first, makeup second.

Smell is that of baby product/floral. It is sweet but not to the extent of other products that make your face smell like a Pattiserrie. Texture is similar to most other primers. I will not rave, as I do not consider it very special. Doesn't really cover pores but creates a reasonably smooth canvas for your BB cream. Is filled with minuscule pink fairy-dust-like-particles to give skin an amazing I-am-a-Korean-Celebrity look. Fear not: minuscule fairy dust particles does not result in crazy disco ball face. The effect is rather subtle.

Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream no. 31

$32.00 (AUD)

This was the first thing I purchased from the Missha store. I went quite mad searching the whole of Melbourne for it. Ended up in Box Hill. Was quite happy walking into brightly lit cosmetic store with Taeyang's Wedding Dress playing in the background. Heaven.

Product is a foundation. Is skin-lighting: perfect to fade age spots, sun spots or acne scars. Has incredible coverage - better than most BB creams. Has anti-aging properties. Smooths out lines, conceals redness, dark circles, may even be able to give Superman a run for his money. This product is that of magic potion quality.

Things about it that makes me :(

Product only comes in 3 shades. Quite disappointing. Color purchased turned out to be far too dark for me, as product oxidizes throughout the day. As much as I loathe M.A.C, I do know that most people are familiar with their shade in the Studio Fix Fluid. To compare: I am an NC 38 in winter and an NC 40 to 42 in summer. The Missha Perfect Cover BB cream no. 31 was at least three to four shades darker than my skin tone, therefore matches with the NC 45 +

Shades also has an odd greyish pink tone, which makes it tough to work with if you have warm undertones. I suspect this works best with people with cool undertones.

Sample: Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream no.23

After discovering that the no.31 made me look like my face had taken a vacation to California without the rest of my body, I went back to the store to pick up a tester of the number 23 to mix in and hopefully make my BB cream match my skintone better.

The lighter the colours, the greyer the tone. Bizarre. However, by mixing no.23 with no.31 I created a color that matched NC40. The yellow undertone of the NC 40 could not be matched however, therefore BB Cream looks best when worn for casual days out. Will not recommend for photos. Will make face appear ashy in pictures.

Begins to wonder if Koreans have grey skin...

Sample: Missha Oxygen Mask

Have no idea what this is. Have not tried on account of all instructions written in Korean. Will go back to Box Hill to ask Shop Keeper how to use. Horrified that the only store is in Box Hill.

NARS

Nars Lipgloss in Striptease

$55.00 (AUD)

Sits and ponders for a moment about the name. Why do all my favorite Nars products make me blush? *cough * orgasm, deep throat*cough*

Have been infatuated with Turkish Delight for too long. Decided to make a switch and purchased Striptease as an impulse buy. Product is not too sticky, well pigmented, and has slight shimmer reminiscent of the the sea under the stars. Color is innocent baby pink. Very very baby pink. Over application results in frosted baby pink.

Swatch:

Alright, you can't really see but this shows how nude it is. Color is nude with baby pink tinge.

GIFT: Nars mini lip trio

I do feel all soft and gooey inside every time I receive a letter in the mail from Myer. Today's gift: from the Mecca Cosmetica new color catalogue, a promotional Nars gift.

Died of happiness.

Came back to life in oder to test out lip glosses.

Came in three colors.

SWEET REVENGE, MISSBEHAVE, ALL NIGHT LONG

Look at how small they are compared to the standard product though haha. I am not too fussed. Freebies. Still smiling.

Sweet Revenge

All Night Long

Missbehave

SHISEIDO

Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Cleansing Foam

$73.oo (AUD)

Pricey for a cleaning foam. Hesitated to purchased. Quite happy I did.

Product is highly FOAM-ABLE. Am not exaggerating. Half a finger nail sized dollop foams up whole face. And I have a big face. Leaves skin feeling extremely clean. Has a brightening effect. Skin looks exfoliated. Promises to fade away my scars. Have not seen much difference, but have not been attacked by an army of breakouts so far. Sigh of relief. Would have died if breakout army came to invade after forking out the painful $73. Does not leave skin looking like cracked Australian outback. No reptilian peeling either.

CHLOE

Chloe Body Perfume

(Price unsure. Received in Chloe pack when purchasing new Chloe perfume)

Smell is lovely. When worn before spritzing oneself with Chloe perfume, scent lasts forever and ever. Scent is very floral - reminiscent of an English garden. Texture is creamy and smooth. Slightly greasy but absorbs into skin after a while. Leaves skin feeling smooth but has no lasting effect. Does not seem to have any skin restorative properties.

YSL

YSL Rouge Volupte no. 30

$55.00 (AUD)

Color is that of Barbie's shoes. Light florescent pink has slight coral tint. Texture is very VERY creamy. Has a slight slip: color does not cling well to lips as a result of extreme creaminess therefore lasting power is as weak as a Marc Jacobs Daisy Perfume (hehe had to bring up. was so disappointed with pretty smelling product).

Case is luxurious. Heavy. Gold. Soft click upon closing. Nifty mirror on lid. Overall, product's packaging can be mistaken as a Crown Jewel.